On the steep coastal blocks there's often nowhere to drop anything and nowhere to stand a machine. That's what a crane solves.
No obligation. Takes 30 seconds.
Central Coast Tree Services connects the Central Coast and the Central Coast property owners with qualified, insured local arborists for crane removal and related tree work. Tell us what the tree is doing and we'll match it to an operator who covers your suburb — free quote, no obligation.
It sounds like the expensive option and often isn't. Lifting sections straight out over a roof can take a day off the job compared with lowering everything by rope through a tight canopy — and it removes the risk of a section swinging into the house, which is where the real cost of a bad day comes from.
Escarpment sites around Terrigal, Avoca Beach, Kincumber and Copacabana, where the house is below the road and the tree is below the house. Also the older Peninsula streets, where the frontage is narrow and everything has to come out over the top.
Crane hire, a lift plan, and frequently a traffic permit if the crane has to set up on the road. That's why crane jobs are usually booked rather than same-day, and why the quote takes a site visit.
the Central Coast.
Where this job typically sits. Access is usually a bigger cost driver than size.
| Job | Indicative price | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Small tree removal (under 10m) | $500 – $1,200 | Ornamentals, young palms and small natives with room to work around them. |
| Medium tree removal (10 – 20m) | $1,200 – $2,800 | The standard suburban job. Access moves this number more than height does. |
| Large tree removal (20m+) | $2,800 – $8,000+ | Mature blackbutt, spotted gum or Norfolk pine, usually dismantled in sections. |
| Palm removal | $250 – $1,200 | Cocos and bangalow palms — no real wood, so cheap unless the crown must come out in pieces. |
| Tree trimming / pruning | $300 – $900 | Clearance off a roof, deadwooding or a crown reduction. Averages around $425 on this coast. |
| Stump grinding | $150 – $500 | Priced on diameter and access. Expect a minimum callout of roughly $180 – $220. |
| Emergency / after-hours callout | $500 – $3,000+ | Storm make-safe. What it costs depends on what the limb is resting on. |
| Arborist report (AQF5) | $400 – $700 | Typically around $450. Required for a Private Tree Works Application and most consents. |
Prices are indicative only. Every tree is different — access, species, what's underneath it and how far the chipper has to walk all move the number. You get a fixed written quote after an on-site assessment.
Full removal of trees that are dead, dangerous, lifting paving or outgrowing a coastal block.
Cutting back overgrown canopies for clearance and light — done to standard, not just topped.
Qualified AQF3 and AQF5 arborists for assessments, reports and tree work across the coast.
Grinding stumps out below ground so you can turf, pave or replant over the top.
Structural pruning and tree trimming — clearance, deadwooding and shaping, done to AS4373.
Taking the stump and root plate out entirely, rather than grinding it down.
Tell us the suburb, the tree and how urgent it is — we will match it to the right operator.
Call 0485 835 759